* City Council Wednesday morning. The agenda as predicted was done by noon this week - with about 15 minutes to spare.

* Attended Metro Policy Advisory Committee meeting. Discussion of potential need to annex land into the urban growth boundary for industrial development, versus the fact that any land annexed will be agricultural land which is already a valuable industry.

* Attended Office of Neighborhood Involvement's Graffiti Summit. Over 100 people listened to presentations from experts for over 3 hours.

* Met with Dan Handleman and other members of Portland Copwatch, regarding Sidewalk Obstructions law, Independent Police Review, and other issues.

* Met with Mary Ann Schwab regarding 911 privacy issues.

* Met with Sokkom Tauch, CEO, IRCO to be introduced more to what the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organizing program does. It employes 175 people full time, mostly with federal funds, to help people relocated from refugee camps. They get benefits for only 8 months before they are expected to be self-sufficient.

* Met with Sylvia McDaniel, Executive Director of Portland Community Media, and Joann Bowman, chair of board, to review current issues.

* Attended Fundraiser performance of Storm Large's Crazy Enough. Oh. My. Goodness. Go if you can, unless you're offended by someone whose "mouth-cop" is defunct. An amazing performance, which spoke to me especially as a psychiatric nurse, daughter, and mother. If you are or are related to anyone who is a psychiatric nurse, daughter, or mother, I heartily recommend this show. And I love Storm Large just the way she is.

* Helped with SOLV Down By The Riverside cleanup event at Cathedral Park on the Willamette

* Watched Gunderson Marine's barge launch - still a thrill!

* Meet-and-Greet in St. Johns, attended by old friends and a few neighbors who I hope became new ones

* Neighborhood House annual dinner

* National Alliance for Mental Illness fundraiser walk. Talked with my friend Cathy who is the mother of my son Maxwell's tennis doubles partner from Wilson High School.